Thirst by Laura Cronk

View this email on a browser Forward to a friend January 21, 2015   Thirst   Laura Cronk

Unclouded third eye and lush red wings.  I’m pouring water from cup to cup.   This is the water we are meant to drink with the other animals. There are daffodils by the water,   a road leading from the water to the shining crown of the sun. My white hospital gown—   off-the-rack and totally sane. My foot unsteady, though, heel held aloft, missing its stiletto.   Nine months sober emblazoned on my flat chest in red below girlish curls and mannish chin.   You can’t see my eyes.  You’ve never seen them.            Copyright © 2015 by Laura Cronk. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   “‘Thirst’ was written with Brenda Shaughnessy’s and Megin Jimenez’s Arcana poems on my mind. I drew ‘Temperance’ from a Tarot deck and this poem was born.” —Laura Cronk   Laura Cronk is the author of Having Been an Accomplice (Persea Books, 2012). She coordinates the undergraduate writing curriculum at The New School and lives in Jersey City, New Jersey. Most Recent Book by Cronk   Having Been an Accomplice (Persea Books, 2012) "Fallen Apples" by Tom Hansen "Be Drunk" by Charles Baudelaire "Wine Tasting" by Kim Addonizio Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038